Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings
On the ice
TB shoots leftLA shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| LA | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
In net
Jonas Johansson17/20 SV, .850
Darcy Kuemper19/23 SV, .826| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| LA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Lightning 5-3
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Lightning outscored the Kings 3-1 in the 3rd period. Brayden Point led the Lightning in goals (2). Andrei Kuzmenko led the Kings in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:21 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 9:08 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17:13 | 1:28 | 1:39 | 14:06 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 11:02 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:50 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 16:24 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 13:47 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:44 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 15:27 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:32 | 0:27 | 1:35 | 16:30 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:55 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic JamesC | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:51 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 18:36 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:58 | 0:25 | 0:12 | 9:21 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:56 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 16:39 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan CarlileD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik CernakD | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20:13 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 18:36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell CrozierD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:25 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:39 | 0:29 | 1:28 | 19:42 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. MoserD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:49 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 23:07 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:55 | 2:13 | 1:34 | 21:08 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas JohanssonG | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .850 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
